Cork private bus company operated during Covid-19 lockdown out of 'moral obligation' 

Cobh Connect: While passenger numbers have recovered to 35% of pre-pandemic levels, at one stage they had dropped off by 97%. File picture.

A private bus company has revealed the extent of the impact of Covid-19 on its operations, with employee numbers dropping by 74% and passenger numbers falling by 97% at one stage.

The operators of the Cobh Connect service say they only kept buses on the road because they felt they had a "moral obligation" to ensure essential workers could make it to work.